Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hole Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 795th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hole Lane (B31 2DD) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hole Lane (B31 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsey Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayliss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lindsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryebank Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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